Archive for June, 2009
New Strain : On AH1N1 aka Swine Influenza Virus
Posted by roanne in Personal Moods, Philippines, Swine Flu on June 18, 2009
News Update: World Health Organization denies the existence of this new strain.
I started to be a bit more concerned about this new type of influenza strain, not because I’m sick today, but because I just saw it over the news earlier that AH1N1 has mutated into a newer virus strain. I know, public officials, particularly the Department of Health in the Philippines, blatantly discourages feigned Swine Flu scares in the public via text messages, instant messages and e-mails amassed.
For somehow, this one isn’t just one of the forwarded rubbish schmooze or “chismis” about AH1N1 spreading across the metro, specifically speaking about the mall you usually go to which is just a few blocks away from your office. But of course, there’s no surprise if that’s true, ‘coz it certainly is possible and plausible. After all, cases of AH1N1 here in the Philippines have risen dramatically from 1-2 a day to 30-50 a day. Not to mention, the World Health Organization just declared AH1N1 going pandemic, affecting 76 countries across the globe (about 36,000 cases and over 150 deaths tallied).
Going back to this unfamiliar AH1N1 strain, this was recently discovered in Sao Paolo, Brazil. It’s been named as A-Sao Paulo-1454-H1N1 by the Adolfo Lutz Bacteriological Institute after examining samples from a patient in Sao Paulo, which compared it with the H1N1 strain samples from California.
The aggressiveness and severity of this virus subtype has yet to be found, but certain speculations include having the virus mutated into a more ferocious strain that could be as deadly as the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed tens and thousands of people worldwide.
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You are Sunlight and I Moon — Celebrating 20 Years of Miss Saigon Lovin’!
Posted by roanne in Broadway, Miss Saigon, Music on June 17, 2009
Well, so much for reminiscing this score-long memory (wow, it’s been almost 20 years!). Watch this YouTube video I pulled out, as we celebrate being in love again to Chris and Kim. xx
Sun and Moon – Miss Saigon (1989)
Loving Windows 7 Wallpapers <3<3<3
Posted by roanne in Techie Stuff, Wallpapers, Windows 7 on June 15, 2009
Going back, they also release a set of RC wallpapers for the OS under construction development. These wallpapers consist of fancy surrealist and abstract expressionist CGIs, macro shots, wonderful nature shots, and other cutesy graphic designs. Let me share a few of them I totally like.
*This one is so fancy and surreal! Reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. 
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*I just love the blending of dark, rich colors. Plus, the radial gradient of heart and swirl figures really adds some oomph. This one looks surefire girly to me. *
*The last one really invokes quite a message, particularly about Global Warming. It depicts glaciers melting in a patch of dark soil. 
Click here for more info about melting glaciers.*
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